Larry W. Haws (January 12, 1940 – March 27, 2012)[1] was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 15B, which includes portions of Benton, Sherburne and Stearns counties in the north central part of the state.
[3] Born in the southwestern Minnesota town of Tracy, Haws graduated from Loyola High School in Mankato, then went on to St.
Cloud before joining that city's park and recreation department, where he worked for 32 years.
[2][4] Haws was first elected to the House in a December 2005 special election held after seven-term Rep. Joe Opatz resigned to become interim president of Central Lakes College in Brainerd.
Cloud, and served on the Bard Park Historical Preservation Committee.